I was very impressed with how Ryan Lochte swam so far today. I will even be more impressed if he wins both the 200 IM and 50 Free tonight. The order is good from him because his big race will be over before he swims the 50 Free. Who would have thought he would have beaten Cielo and Wildman-Tobiner by over .7 in a 50 Free.
Tonight's race with Michael Phelps in the 200 Yard IM could be one of the great races of the year. Because of the injury to Phelps and Lochte swimming better in the Short Course format in the last 2 years makes this race interesting and maybe a reversal of fortunes for Ryan Lochte in his races with Michael Phelps. I noticed that Phelps seed time entry was a super fast 1:38.54, which is almost 3 seconds faster than he ever swam this event (1:41.30) and 2 seconds faster than the American Record of 1:40.55 which belongs to Lochte. Will we see the record go in the 1:38 range?
I believe Ryan Lochte must win this race if he has any chance in the future against Michael Phelps. He has everything going for him being a great SCY swimmer and having a great meet at this pool today and at NCAA's a few years ago. I know the injury has changed Phelps training for this event and I am not sure if his seed times were reported before the injury? He also has a seed time of 1:29.84 in the 200 Yard Free which is 2.24 seconds faster than he has ever gone and 1.18 seconds faster than Simon Burnett did when he smoked at NCAA's. An interesting observer to this race would be Thiago Pereira of Brazil, who last week broke Ryan Lochte's World Record in the 200 IM by .17 in the SCM format.
The Men's 500 Free with Peter VDK and Larsen Jensen will be interesting and we will see if Larsen can bounce back from a disappointing Summer Nationals.
The Women's 50 Free with Joyce, Coughlin, and Weir will be interesting and will see if anyone can get close to :21.63 for the American Record. An intersting observer to this race will be Dara Torres, fresh from the American Record that was set in the SCM format and recovering from shoulder surgery.
My picks tonight are: Lochte, VDK, and Joyce.
I was very impressed with how Ryan Lochte swam so far today. I will even be more impressed if he wins both the 200 IM and 50 Free tonight. The order is good from him because his big race will be over before he swims the 50 Free. Who would have thought he would have beaten Cielo and Wildman-Tobiner by over .7 in a 50 Free.
Tonight's race with Michael Phelps in the 200 Yard IM could be one of the great races of the year. Because of the injury to Phelps and Lochte swimming better in the Short Course format in the last 2 years makes this race interesting and maybe a reversal of fortunes for Ryan Lochte in his races with Michael Phelps. I noticed that Phelps seed time entry was a super fast 1:38.54, which is almost 3 seconds faster than he ever swam this event (1:41.30) and 2 seconds faster than the American Record of 1:40.55 which belongs to Lochte. Will we see the record go in the 1:38 range?
I believe Ryan Lochte must win this race if he has any chance in the future against Michael Phelps. He has everything going for him being a great SCY swimmer and having a great meet at this pool today and at NCAA's a few years ago. I know the injury has changed Phelps training for this event and I am not sure if his seed times were reported before the injury? He also has a seed time of 1:29.84 in the 200 Yard Free which is 2.24 seconds faster than he has ever gone and 1.18 seconds faster than Simon Burnett did when he smoked at NCAA's. An interesting observer to this race would be Thiago Pereira of Brazil, who last week broke Ryan Lochte's World Record in the 200 IM by .17 in the SCM format.
The Men's 500 Free with Peter VDK and Larsen Jensen will be interesting and we will see if Larsen can bounce back from a disappointing Summer Nationals.
The Women's 50 Free with Joyce, Coughlin, and Weir will be interesting and will see if anyone can get close to :21.63 for the American Record. An intersting observer to this race will be Dara Torres, fresh from the American Record that was set in the SCM format and recovering from shoulder surgery.
My picks tonight are: Lochte, VDK, and Joyce.
